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Ownership of commercial radio stations, 2013

MediaWorks The Radio Network (TRN)
George FM Classic Hits
Kiwi FM Coast
LiveSPORT Flava
Mai FM iHeartRadio
More FM Newstalk ZB
RadioLive Radio Hauraki
The Breeze Radio Sport
The Edge ZM
The Rock
The Sound
Independents Student Radio
Bayrock 95bFM (Auckland)
Port FM Radio Control (Palmerston North)
Beach FM Radio Active (Wellington)
Chinese Radio RDU (Christchurch)
Chinese Voice Radio One (Dunedin)
Apna
Radio Tarana
Radio Wanaka
Peak FM
Radio Samoa

This table shows the ownership of New Zealand's commercial radio stations in 2013. Most of the commercial stations were owned by one of two overseas companies, MediaWorks and The Radio Network (TRN). Independent radio stations included Radio Samoa, Chinese Voice Broadcasting, Chinese Radio and two stations focused on New Zealand's Indian communities: Apna and Radio Tarana.

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Brian Pauling, Radio – The rise of private radio, 1970s to 2010s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/42824/ownership-of-commercial-radio-stations-2013 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Brian Pauling, published 24 September 2013.